The Oscars was watched by an average of 40.3 million on Sunday, with a higher percentage of those tuning in being in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic.

According to the network, it saw an 11 percent increase in that demo, and a 3 percent increase in viewership overall. All told, the 2013 Oscars was the second most-watched edition since 2005.

It's not a surprise that MacFarlane, creator of comedies like "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show," also brought in a higher volume of guys under 35 - the network saw a 34 percent increase in that demo. In adults under 35 overall, there was a 20 percent increase.

Yet while the ratings are positive, the reviews for MacFarlane's performance were decidedly mixed. For those dreading another year of him as host, it looks like you don't have to worry: MacFarlane's tweeted that he's not interested in hosting again.

I found Seth's song very funny and very true if the ladies of Hollywood can't find humor in the business then maybe they should find another business to go in. He was just stating the obvious. And if the woman that had exposed themselves hadn't their bank accounts would more then likely be let say "not as full". I'm just saying

BWA-HA-HA-HA! Not a roast? Listen friend, the Oscars have a LONG and GLORIOUS history of making fun of themselves. Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and about a billion other people cracked wise for DECADES before Seth ever took the stage. Get off your high horse and see it for what it's supposed to be–entertaining!

Listen ...the Oscars are long and boooring ,not matter who is the host everyone is not going to be pleased! I watch some segments t not the whole thing is too long ,and he was trying to do too much is usual ,I don't care who s the host anyway ,but why this people expect a grandioso show? who is Hollywood ? a bunch of drug addicts,wannabe's ,thugs ,gangsters ...we saw all then now in shows.... making millions ghetto,women beaters,sleeping around ,alcoholics ! that is what Hollywood is what else do you expect? to me it not matter who is there ,this guy is rich and very intelligent and cute too...but not matter wat the show is not going to get better not matter who is there it will be someone dissapointed!

I'm an 63 year old women from the midwest and I thought he was simply great. I loved his humor and I loved the sock airplane tape. Absolutely create genius. America takes themselves and Hollywood way to seriously. Those girls do show their boobs in film too.

Tha6t is unfortuate. I really enjoyed his hosting of the Oscars. I enjoyed the CPT Kirk interaction and I enjoyed the James Bond tribute with Mrs. Bassey and Ms. Adeleperforming. I thought it was far and away the best Oscars I have seen.

Not to worry Seth....the network won't be asking you again. Mostly, it was the writer's fault in giving you the lines you had to deliver; however, I believe you did some adlibbing yourself and got into trouble. There were some jokes that were fine.....others were either off color or plain down rude and insulting and did not need to be said at this awards ceremony. Let's see how many movie offers you get after Sunday night's fiasco.

Oh no! He made an edgy joke, how horrible. Maybe Ellen should be the host. We could watch her dance and make completely innocuous jokes about kittens and that would be just swell. Humor is supposed to be edgy. If nobody is ever offended by a host's jokes than they are not very funny.

i have a feeling she's is sticking negative reviews about you from me.....i love the stage, i love the cast and commented how wonderful the actors are and how caring they are...i keep copies of everything.

What a horrible "special" ending... my God! Who thought of that song? Please, next time, choose either Robin Williams or Jon Steward. Please, please. This year.... the show was horrible, long, and boring. The Master of Ceremonies "makes" the show.

I love Jon and Seth, both. But Jon's forte is political satire. That's where he shines. He already hosted once and I found him a bit out of his element. Seth is more of a show man and pulled this off effortlessly. As much as I love Jon, Seth was the better host. !

Seth is a genius. He is an actor, a singer, a writer, does voices, directs, produces, is a gay rights activist, is a science promoter – gee did I miss anything? He is the highest paid TV producer EVER. He wrote the script for the Oscar show like it or not. But the best thing that he is doing is producing the new Cosmos series with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Can't get any better than that. And as a female I loved the Boob song. It was a great show and the only reason I watched it was to see Seth.

Love Bill , he's the reason I have HBO, but I doubt he should do that. His forte is political satire. He's one of the top 3 along with Colbert and Jon Stewart. But you saw what happened when they hosted. Not their forte.

Lol...he's saying this now to save face because he won't be asked to come back. I thought he wasn't that funny and his delivery of the jokes was just bland. It wasn't the jokes – it was his delivery. Overall the show was a bore.

Just because "roasting" humor is the in thing doesn't make it funny, rather it's just another reflection of the lameness and weak intelligence of a lot of our pop culture and those who buy into it. He sucked, plain and simple.

Actually, Seth said he wouldn't host again before the Oscars, due to the time commitment. He's got a lot of things going at once, and all are making him a lot more money. That dude is living the high life!

Wow, that was the first Oscars I've watched in probably 10 years and it was great! That guy was hilarious, pay him whatever he wants and get him back! Just look at the ratings man! Some people need to lighten up... Political correctness is so yesterday...

Humor is an elusive device. That said, I don't know if it will ever be OK to joke about one of our beloved president assassinations. Lincoln should never end up at the butt end of John Wilkes Booth joke.. Sorry, but very bad choice for humor, IMHO.

Sorry, things can be funny even if you don't agree with it.
Do you complain when Lincoln's likeness is used in commercial material? I have seen him singling, dancing, going crazy of fantastic 'deals' at stores on presidents day. I find that more offensive of a beloved president.

did you even bother to watch the show? Or are you just going by what you've read? The jokes that people call tasteless would've been been called hilarious if Jimmy Kimmel or Billy Crystal would've said them.

Sorry, Sharon. But, I'm a 45 year-old male, with a good paying job and a member of Mensa. Love McFarlane's humor . . . quick and edgy. If you don't think he's funny, either you don't get it, or you just need a gut check on your sense of humor.

You are correct. I DID watch the show, all of it, and McFarlane was boring and unfunny. His timing was off, and he tries much too hard. He relies on shock value and "edginess" (give me a break) to compensate for his total lack of wit. Almost anyone would have been a better choice.

I think he did a great job! And to all the haters, I would love to see you get up there in front of a few billion people and do it.
It's a thankless job and you are not going to please everyone. Given that, I think he stayed true to himself and the spirit of the show. If you don't like it, don't watch it!

... no, you're wrong.. I COULD GET UP in front of 30 billion people and do just as well. By calling me a "hater", it simply shows you have no other reply other than to say some cliche like that. ZOMBIE. But he will look wonderful in the Gay Mens Chorus, no matter what city he represents.

For all of you that think this man and his immorality is "hilarious" you aren't going to be laughing when Armageddon hits and your sorry butts are wiped off the face of the earth. REPENT NOW. WAKE UP PEOPLE! This is Sodom and Gomorrah all over again.

This is so true! But just like in Sodom and Noah's day most people will not listen to the message to repent and they are sadly going to lose their lives very soon. Armageddon is just around the corner. ALL the signs are here.

I thought Sean and the show was great. Cannot believe how many "prudes" are out there critizing the show and him. He put a different spin on normally a boring show. And they are after the First Lady. It was different and showed new thinking from the directors and writers. People need to lighten up. there are enough serious things our there to complain about!!

thank you for this, which you obviously posted because you obviously care so much for humanity. because of this post, i have seen the error of my sinful ways and will repent, not because i'm filled with love for god and man, but because i'm terrified of burning in hell! the fear of punishment isn't a selfish, self-centered reason for me to turn to god, surely!

Was thoroughly disgusted with the bear skit. It was both awful as well as anti-Semitic. Again, not all Jews have tons of money and planes at their disposal. I can probably name more gentiles who have huge amounts of money and planes at their disposal. It is a stereotype that I don't appreciate nor do my friends. We can stereotype all sorts of people but that does not mean it is true. We have enough haters in this world. We certainly do not need to perpetuate this myth.

.Esther, the very point you are making WAS the point of the the bear skit. I don't think you have seen the movie "TED", if you had, you would understand that the main character holds many ignorant ideas about the world and people in general. The bear was there to make the point that people who believe the kind of nonsense that he was spewing are unfortunately more real than a stuffed animal and much more obnoxious in real life.

The article is correct. 'The Oscars' is the name. There was only one show. It was one event. That makes it singular. 'The Oscars' is a collective singular noun, which makes the usage of the third person singular conjugation indeed correct. For example, you would say/write "The United States are the richest country in the world," for that would be incorrect.

I enjoyed Seth's hosting. I knew he loved music but was really surprised at his strong voice. The song and dance numbers were cute. The jokes were edgy but it's Hollywood where much worse things go on than edgy jokes. This year was, to me, much more classy than previous years. The one thing was Michelle Obama's announcing the Best Picture award. I voted for Obama twice but felt that the First Lady's involvement at that level was inappropriate.

Some of the jokes were edgy but overall I enjoyed it. I like the fact they picked someone that isn't afraid to poke fun at the stars. If they can't poke fun at themselves they are terrible examples of artists. We saw your boobs song, hey you put them out there the public has the right to say what they want. I think he fairly picked on everyone. If you really one host to hate on, hire SouthPark creators.

I don't really have a preference on who hosts. It is fun when the host of the year does or says things that are construed as "controversial". I watch for the fashion, and for the major categories – best pic, best actor, actress, etc., especially when I am rooting for someone/something in particular. I just find it fun (but way too long when it runs over for those of us on the east coast)!

I think Billy Crystal was everybody's favorite. But I think after his long absence, his come back wasn't all that great. It wasn't at the caliber he was in the past. But he's still my favorite Oscars host. No one has been able to match him, IMO. I don't know who would be good, but I sure wouldn't want the job! It's VERY difficult to do! (Said so by Billy during an interview).

I like the Oscars, but I could not watch it. I finally gave up and went to bed. It was terrible, tasteless and not funny. Why do they have to do a skit and try to be funny. Get a host to come on stage, talk about the movies, how it entertains us, etc. and get on with it. Lastly, could some of the actors/actresses try to not get drunk before the show.

I found it very funny. Since when the Oscars became a forum for seriousness? We have a large group of overpaid celebrities (20% of whom can actually act) parading overpriced designer clothes and jewelry and who somehow feel they are so important and need to be recognized every year, so why not have some fun?

What a little gas. Your tellin everyone all your crap about you think about someone who has made more money from the Oscars than you ever will in a lifetime. You just a g@y idiot who doesn't appreciate things. He doesn't vare about other I will say, yet he doesn't give a damn what people like you have to say about him. Keep your cruddy comments to yourself and watch something different if you don't enjoy his cr@p. What. A. GAS! You've never seen Family Guy, then get a life you dumb piece of ****.

I think Seth McFarlane did a very good job at hosting the Oscars. People who didn't like him have no sense of humor.

Come on... Stop being so serious all the time, you will get old very fast. People need to lighten up and live a little, have fun, make jokes... The reason our world is so messed up is because too many people don't understand what a joke is and start fights because of something someone said.

Barry,
You are right to correct the "you're"..I am so sick of people writng comments full of incorrect English..Makes you look so bad!..and who can take you seriously??..Get the 'Your" and You're" right people1!...And while you're at it, review the correct use of their, there, and they're..
O, I am way past the target age group for the Oscars, but I thought Seth did a great job..Still like Billy Crystal though...

Oh please! It was off color but hardly inappropriate. If you can't poke fun a 150 year old tragedy now and again... you have no sense of humor. You probably get offended by jokes about religion as well. Grow up and get that sometimes, it's alright to laugh.

Interesting that people seem to expect an elegant downton abbey'esque show from the creator of Family Guy and Ted.. I mean, has anyone who actually seen either of the shows really surprised by his jokes on the stage? and were they not expecting them?

A growing number of us are convinced that Sarah Palin is the only one who can heal and re-unify our country. But first she must return to her motorhome and resume her cross country tour. She will have to visit cities both large and small, being careful to speak only to real Americans, dispensing her sage advice and folksy, homespun common sense solutions. We can be a great nation again if we all follow the "Palin Path".

Did you know that the real Americans, the founding fathers(no one can get more real than them), were considered the liberals of their day? So, it means being what you are, it is you who is not the real american here.. have you thought about that?

Yes, he can be funny. And yes, the movie crowd takes itself way too seriously. However, there is something incongruous about f*rt jokes done in black tie. Yes, they were funny but a little inappropriate for that type of event.

And someone needs to tell MacFarlane that he needs to try writing a show that doesn't involve 1) stupid male figures
2)anthropomorphic characters 3) wisecracking children 4)long suffering female characters 5)ridiculing religion. Nothing wrong with one show that involves these characters/themes but three?

Credit the guys at South Park. At least their other attempts at shows/films were all different from their main gig. Baseketball is not like That's My Bush which is not like Team America which is not like South Park.

This article isn't exactly accurate. To say he was an increase in the ratings is misleading. While he was, he was hardly that high when compared to other Oscar broadcast. Two Oscar broadcast in which there was no host scored significantly higher. It makes it hard to brag when on the two occasions when nobody was there, they did better than you.

I was okay with the boob song. The sock puppet skit was hilarious! I can understand how you either loved or hated the opening stuff, but outside of that, I thought he did a good job introducing the presenters. I loved his 'some people need no introduction' and then he walks away, for Meryl Streep – that was funny. A few jokes were questionable but I thought he did pretty good.

The only reason to watch was McFarlane. I haven't watched the Oscars in at least ten years because it's useless to bother. It's like watching American Idol... you know the one that deserves to win, won't. And movies like The Avengers won't even get a consideration even though it was the best movie of the year.

We waited to watch the Oscars until they were done. That way we could watch online or on the premium channels and fast forward through all the garbage.

McFarlane was great. Funny, edgy, and fearless. It was awesome. Everything else was terrible with the exception of the performance of Catherine Zeta Jones and the cast of Les Mis.

I never watch any star-studded show other than this Oscar and didn't regret it because I enjoyed Seth's joke. The only appropriately dressed is Jennifer Chastain. Why do they allow themselves to be dressed in poor fashion?

Mack,....if you are that clueless why are you watching the awards??? I mean if you don't know who Seth MacFarlane is, you have got to be really out of the loop with contemporary entertainment. Seriously, whether you like him or not you could not have understood anything that was happening.

I thoroughly enjoyed the show and Seth hosting it! Definitely something different compared to what we are used to, but he was funny, charming, and talented! So you losers get over it!! It was an awesome Oscars and they have Seth to thank...and the numbers prove that, seeing as how viewership was up!!

I can't believe people blame Seth for some of the jokes he told (Lincoln, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rhiana/Chris Brown, etc.). Those jokes were *written for him* by Bruce Vilanch and a team of writers. Bruce has been writing jokes for the Oscars for 23 years now, and is the head writer for the past 13.

I'm a Senior Citizen! I have loved movies all my life + hardly EVER miss the Academy Awards! Billy Crystal has been my favorite, but I liked Seth McFarlane very much! The 'Boobs' number was a bit tedious, but the rest quite hilarious! Especially the Chris/Rhianna reference! Lol!! – @Marita.

face the facts, the awards show is a Fing show. the whole thing is part of the never ending sales job for the entertainment industry. did you hear me industry. so if Seth brings more sales, he did his job. if he was funny – he did his job. if he made fun of the whole industry, he did his job.

and anyone who takes the show/awards seriously, like it's art or something more than a farce part of the industry, needs their head examined.

It is beyond me how so many people find Macfarlane's humor funny, except maybe for the very young. The jokes and schticks he did at the Oscars were totally juvenile. I mean, 'boob' song? Give me a break. That's the kind of thing we would laugh at in grade nine. Then there's the annoying stuffed teddy bear, Ted, which only demonstrates the twisted thinking of a guy who would take the symbol of innocent childhood and turn it into something crude and offensive.

I really like Seth MacFarlane and Family Guy, but I thought he did a mediocre job. The bit with Sally Field was cute, but the "I saw your boobs" song would have been better suited for Family Guy and not the Oscars. Glad he will not be hosting again next year.

@America
Does having a 'sense of humor,' as you say, mean that we have to laugh at EVERYTHING?
Don't you understand that some humor is juvenile? — the kind of thing that only kids and silly people would find funny. Most of MacFarlane's Oscar schtick was hardly what could be called mature humor.

I'm not a fan of Family Guy, but I thought he was funny and did a good job. As I was watching, I was thinking that he is this generation's Billy Crystal, just as musical, and much edgier. It's the first time I watched the Oscars all the way through in a very long time.

This comment works for me as well. I thought Seth was very tame. There's always parts of these shows that make people roll their eyes, but overall I thought the guy did quite well at his first Oscars. He'll be back. Money talks. That is the first Oscars I've seen in over ten years. I usually flip the channel after a couple of minutes, but this year, I just left it on which means it was entertaining enough.

Billy Crystal really?? Then you have NO idea how talented Billy Crystal is and was during his hey day. Seth read a script. Mr. Crystal ad-libbed as the show went on. Kristen Stewart hopping on stage, Jennifer Lawrence falling as she went up to accept her award – Billy would have worked all that into the show. He is amazing and funny. He's hosted what 10 times!! The man is tired. Time for some new genius to take over – but they can't find one!!

The problem is you have to know when certain jokes are appropriate and when they are not. Family Guy is a hilarious 30 minute show of 10 second jokes that cater to a certain crowd. I love it, so do a lot of other people because when I tune in, I know what I'm getting.
But for the Oscars, I'm looking for some something different - we're talking about film. It's a different beast than televesion. It's just calssier. The Les Mis ensemble piece was brilliant. I even though Streisand's ode to Memories was good, if not a bit odd to serenade just one of last years' lost, and not them all. There were many miscues like that during the night...
By far, the greatest miscue was McFarland's joke about Quvenzhané Wallis and hooking up with George Clooney. Even the Boobs song was just... out of place. It's not the event, nor the correct duration (think of it as a 10 second blurb in Family Guy – great!). And most of the programming choices felt like they were pulled out of a hat. Oscars is a different beast, and yes, I hope for someone who brings class and the right kind of humor with the show... next time.

Nothing he did should have surprised anyone. He was no more inappropriate than he always is. ABC decided on him, knowing full well what he was going to do, and as others have commented, tame by comparison to his usual material & vehicles.
In general, it's always comedians called upon to host, not Scott Pelley or Ted Koppel, so whoever it is, you will be getting their brand of humor. Just someone to glue together the perennially recurring segments of Hollywood self glorification.

The dude is funny... why ridicule him? .. Hosting the oscars is not an easy job, especially when you have to adhere to the content that was given to him to improv with. Com'on people.. haven't you ever watchd "Ted"? .. It was funny as hell, cut him a break.

You are exactly right. He sucked big. How anyone can come out and publicly humiliated women which his cheap shots at actresses boobs while THEY ARE SITTING THERE and have to take it is beyond me. If I was one of them, I'd surely donated some dinero to have him worked over. He'd be easy and truly deserves it.

The women celebrities knew about the song and their mention in it. If you look at the scene again you will notice the actresses are wearing different dresses than the ones they wore throughout the show in their "shocked" embarrassment close-ups. Those were pre-taped for the comedy song. They were PART of the skit. They AGREED to it.

I think he represents MOST straight men in America (misogynystic a**holes) and the humor of MOST Americans (anti-intellectual) . It's low brow and kind of pathetic. It has no intellectual vigor. He's the guy in school who was ugly and didn't/couldn't get women and now he's rich and famous and is getting revenge on all the women who wronged him by being a flaming misogynist. I mean, does he bathe himself in Windex. What man is that pathetic and transparent? He needs to take some tips from Ricky Gervais when it comes to being funny and controversial at the same time.

But then again, American humor is an oxymoron if there ever was one. So there's that...

And PS to all the women who LOVE him, you're second class citizens for a reason. Trying to score points with men by kissing our a** isn't going to get you anywhere. But carry on ladies. Carry on. LOL!

Dude, Seth McFarlane is GAY, he does not want to get back at woman because he does not want what they are selling, this is not meant to be offensive but literally, its pretty well known fact that he is gay

I didn't find the host offensive at all. Just very dull. It was like having a tedious teenage boy telling what he thought were very clever jokes.Simply saying 'boobs' or referencing a TV show or telling jokes as old as Lincoln are only funny to other teenage boys.

I like the Oscars and seeing the great actors we have have in our movies. Seth MacFarlane has amazing talent by his creation of The Family guy and his other works. But it was his singing that floored me. I had no idea he could sing as well as he did. I wasn't impressed with the boobs song, but he has an ok sense of humor and a very wonderful speaking voice. He should do something with his singing. Even if he is super rich.

Okay, I didn't like him at all. I gave him about 20 minutes in 5 minute doses, then left to do something more interesting. Some of this is probably age related: I didn't know who he was. But I did think he was boring. No laughing hilariously from me - not even a few snickers.

You probably think that Jon Stewart isn't very bright either...don't you? MacFarlane is incredibly intelligent. Maybe you should at least have a clue before you speak about someone in that manner. I know that you have access to a computer and a search engine. Take 5 minutes....

The review articles ALONE are arrogant and snobbish enough to make me gag. I couldn't imagine what it must have been like for a guy like MacFarlane to be in front of such a crowd. I watched a clip of Charlize Theron appearing visibly disgusted at one point during the show...not a good look for her. She had this elitist body language...as if saying that the guy didn't merit rubbing elbows with her class. I used to like her....

That shot of Charlize Theron wasn't from the Oscar telecast. If you remember the shot during the boob dance number, she was wearing a black dress with shoulder straps – not what she wore on the red carpet, nor what she wore for her own dance number. Edit monkeys just earning their keep.

Hey you dingbat...that was a satirical skit and if you paid any attention at all you would see that in the clip she had a black dress on but was wearing a white dress at the Oscar's. They pulled it from another award show.

Hey Denver, don't you have a movie to go watch on Lifetime or the Oxygen network or something? Here's a clue, like Janet said, it is how they are depicting an apparent campaign against MacFarlane in the media. I didn't watch the show. I can't tell you who was wearing "Wang" or "Versace" like it seems that you are ready to do.

I enjoyed the Oscars show. It is the first time in years I watched the entire show all the way through. I had no idea who Seth was before, and am a fan now. He is so talented and versatile, and I think his "jibes" hit their marks.

Seth Macfarlane, I hope you change your mind and host the OSCARS again next year! You're like a touch of Jalapeno on a very bland show! I hope they will also ask you to host the next Miss Universe contest! That will be a hoot!

All of you who think this misogynistic perverted pig is funny enjoy it while you can. All of you sinners are soon to be smitten by God if you do not change. So laugh at immorality and enjoy it while you can because your days on this earth are numbered!!! They laughed and scoffed at Noah too – until the first drop of rain came, but then it was too late.

I mean seriously, if you are going to condemn us as sinners when even Jesus did not judge the adulterer, where do you really stand in the grand scheme of things. Are you not a sinner as well? Oh, right, there is only one without sin, and there is a good chance it isn't you.

I'm a Christian, please go re-read the verses where jesus hangs out with non-christians....
Your either not a christian trying to make us look bad, or you are a christian that really stinks at getting the message across. Way to be a positive role model. (NOT!!)

It was a great evening of television entertainment. I loved seeing Anne Hathaway's boooobs and perky parts. She looked like a friendly girl. My mom told me to close my eyes but I sure didn't ! They were perky and awesome !

Jeff – get a life! Those were not Anne Hathaway's boooobs and perky parts! She was wearing a not very attractive dress that had darts (it's a dress term) on the outside of each breast that made the fabric oddly stick out.

Couldn't agree more. This guy is a hack. His so called cartoons are a blight on real animation. Family Guy is nothing more than a crappy Simpsons rip-off with NONE of the humor or wit. His junk fits well with the pervailing frat-boy humor in movies today; crude & unfunny.

kids, nothing in hollywood is real except the money. everyone in the oscar audience are very well off because we pay for tickets to see boobs, even cgi ones. if all this offends anyone, stay home, read a book, and send ten bucks to cancer research. movies aren't real, except maybe spider-man.

No one has commented about how AWFUL Wm Shatner was with the stupid Star Trek (no offcense to Trekkies out there) was. Seth did a great job, and what a singer and dancer - who knew?? I wish he would host again, as I did laugh out loud many times - as for the boobs song - still humming around in my head. All this hate from the entertainment media - meh, who needs 'em!!

Without sitting back and overanalyzing after the fact, I want to judge Seth MacFarlane by how we reacted.... My wife and I were almost in tears at times from laughing so hard. If laughing, having a great time, and feeling completely entertained is any way to judge Seth as an oscar host, then in our opinion they have got to bring him back again next year. I don't recall a funnier, more playfull host. Sometimes I think some people are just sitting there watching the telecast emotionlessly, waiting to take notes on things that they can consider offending, rather than just relaxing and having a good time and laughing. As for that hilarious Monty Python-like song, how could the actresses not be ok with it... The DVD sales of their movies might suddenly spike up for a few weeks.

All the actresses in the "We Saw Your Boobs" segment were 'in' on the gag. The whole thing was staged & pre-recorded. Just look at Jennifer Lawrence's dress in the segment (same with other actresses') and you'll notice it's totally different from the one she wore that evening. I also saw a clip of the rehearsals & part of that segment (with Lawrence sitting among a fake audience wearing that same dress) was shown. They all fooled you guys!!

Doc – they fooled us? Seth MacFarlane said it was pre-recorded. That was the whole idea, it was set up as one of the skits that he pre-recorded, but that didn't make it in the actual live show. Were you watching Beverly Hills Housewives during that part?

I’m a Seth Macfarlane fan and defender, but was not impressed with his performance. He should stick to writing and animating. In fact, I hadn’t watched the Oscars in years, but did so this year because he was there. Still not impressed though.

Absolutely loved Seth MacFarlane. Thought he was the best host they ever had. He has it all, intelligence, humor, he can certainly sing and dance. I was very impressed with his voice. I thought his line deliveries and responses to the jokes were top notch. He made me smile the entire show and he didn't skip a beat. The producers of the show made an excellent choice by having him host. It's a tough job for anyone to undertake and feel he was truly amazing at it!

I had watched Family Guy once and I never liked cartoons so that was enough, however I think Seth did a great job.
I enjoyed his jokes, his singing and his dancing. Maybe he will get his own variety show.

This was the turd time I watched the Academy Awards. It was ok. Alot of my gay friends were talking about it so I decided to check it out. I can see where the appeal would be to the non straight viewers. All of the singing and dancing is reminiscent of a musical.

Do you really think a person (male or female) has to be gay to watch musicals? Get real. I believe that Seth did a great job and hope he changes his mind and hosts again next year. My mouth dropped open at some of his comments, because I wasn't expecting the host to be so forthcoming. But it got my attention and smiles, and one or two laugh out louds. You negative people need not to take everything so personal, this could be your last day on earth - don't you want to go out with a smile on your face?

I never heard of him either and I thought he was so funny. He brought some life to the show for once I watched the whole thing. I did fast forward through the musicals except for Barbara. Orchastra down the street now come on!

I think Seth did a fine job, he's funny and easy on the eyes . It's the writers and producers who should be F***ING FIRED for creating such a badly conceived show. Like what idiot decided to have the orchestra down the street from the actual event? I'm sure Shirley Bassey's initial struggle with her number was because she couldn't hear the musicians. And, the mix on Adele's "Skyfall" was dreadful.

When I closed my eyes, I swear it was Brian from Family Guy Hosting. I could picture him up on stage holding a martini. And Ted sounds just like Peter Griffin. I sure everyone else thought the same thing, but I just thought it was funny.

i have to admit I had no idea who Seth was – and normally, I only watch the opening act but I thought he was fabulous. The boob song was hysterical and so appropriate considering the Grammy dress code. Why is everyone so uptight and needing to be politically correct. He was FUNNY- ok so one or two of the jokes didn't work- but Ok that's only one or two. He was working for 4 hours. He kept the show moving and interesting and that is the job of the host. The fact that he could actually SING- (was he Broadway trained? ) and dance was a plus. It was sophisticated too. Seth, i had no idea who you were- but thanks for the fun night!

My 85-year old Mother, who'd never heard of Seth before, thought he was great. (So did I.) When I asked her what she thought of his hosting, she said "He was irreverent, but he told the truth and did it with a lot of humor. Most of those people get their butts kissed every day and deserve a little ribbing. I thought the "boobs" song was great. If actresses don't want people singing about their breasts, they shouldn't show them off in the first place!" Thank you, Mom!

I'v been watching these shows since they began. I thought he did a great job and the whole production was better than any before. His humor was outstanding. Why are so many of you younger folks such sour pusses ?

The Oscar Awards Show is entertainment. The award categories are for entertainment, not art. Do not take the awards or the attendees too seriously. I'm over 60 and have never even heard of, let alone seen, Seth before the show. However I watched most of the show and found him funny, quick-witted, and talented.

For those that tuned in knowing who Seth Mcfarlane is and what he produces is anybody surprised at the frat humor portryaed. You probably couldn't stand it and watched three hours, kind of like me with a State of the union address.

This article is a direct product of the "me" generation. If you base Seth's performance based on how offensive he was, then the "me" generation will be all over the place. Everyone thinking their opinion matters and what one person liked another will be offended at because they think being offended offers them greater "me" status.

If you base how well of a job Seth did on what a host is supposed to do (for those who don't know, they are supposed to keep the show moving to the time constraints, introduce presenters, provide entertainment during set changes, etc.) then he did a pretty good job. To understand that he became the host of a nationally watched awards show for celebrities by creating cartoons is the amazing part. In an industry that is ruled by stereotypes of "Comic book Guy" types who make cartoons and comics, having people with talent in that profession AND are able to have personalities that can mix with others is great to see.

McFarlane was best host in last 2 decades!!! The show is BORING enough. Him, Shirley Bassey, and Adele were the only things worth watching period! Please host again Seth!! If not, I wont be watching again!!

I agree. The Oscars are boring enough, I usually just read who won what on the internet at some point. But this year I tuned in. While the show was still boring for the most part at least he was bringing in some entertainment to that snore fest.

It is a hallmark of our times that people who cannot manage to spell or capitalize correctly nevertheless see fit to accuse others of being less intelligent than themselves. This warrants s a new catchphrase: We has seen the imbeciles, and the imbamacile is we.

While I fully agree that The Walking Dead beats the Academy Awards it is played on AMC (same network that does Mad Men and Breaking Bad) not A&E. For anyone who really cares, I'm not a Seth MacFarlane fan but overall I think he did a really decent job and I found myself laughing outloud many times.

I am not a fan of Seth MacFarlane. I am also older than the 18-49 demo. I was pleasantly surprised by his performance. Aside from the fact that people just love to b&%!h, I think they are far too thin-skinned. Afterall, humor is 90% truth, and it sometimes makes us squirm. As for the suggestion of Will Ferrell, yes, he would be a good choice. So would Kevin James. Daniel Tosh? He strikes me as being too great of a risk for the Academy Awards as long as people are so damn sensitive.

I live and work in Hollywood. The Oscars telecast is not supposed to be a) a comedy roast, b) a place for mean-spirited pettiness and 'jabs', or c) a platform for putting down women or engage in lame frat boy humor. (Really? "We saw your boobs!" GTFU.)

what mean spirited jabs?–the worst joke he made was about Chris Brown and Rhianna...he pretty much kept it tame towards the celebrities that were there. And the boobs song was SUPPOSED to be him being an offensive joke–that was the point of the joke

The Oscars might be America's only chance to see "royalty" but I don't even know what traditions you think were broken. It's a stupid awards show that he ballooned like so many things, into some unnatural monster that moves under its own power.

Ok, smoke break's over, you can go back to pouring lattes now. "works in hollywood" haha get over yourself.

I wouldn't brag about being from LA pal. I lived in San Diego for some time and moved back to the east coast as quick as I was able to. A collection of dead brain cells you all are. But the women can f u ck though.

Being a gay escort in West Hollywood does'nt mean you work in Hollywood. It does mean Hollywood works you; now go climb back into your refridgerator shipping box, pull your ankles to jesus and think of purses.

I thought he did a great job. I love watching the Hollywood snobs get busted on. I am a woman and the thought the boob song was hilaroius. Being the host of this type of show is not easy. There are always going to be people who are offended. I don't watch these types of shows too often because I think Hollywood folks are so full of themselves but actually enjoyed this.

I thought Seth did a great job. My husband actually sat there and watched it with me. He was actually laughing out loud to the Boob song. I loved his jabs to the "because they don't think we're gay enough" stuff and the guy actually sings very well. He was nothing like Ricky Gervais. I thought it was one of the best shows yet and I'm in my 50's. I love a great sense of humor and someone who makes light of the whole "hollywood glamour". Can't please everyone, but he please my husband and I and that is all that counts.

No, you're wrong. "The Oscars" is the colloquial name for the program and is singular. Would you say "The Incredibles were watched?" I'm all for being a grammar nazi, but you have to be accurate or you sound like an ass.

I believe "Oscars" is a 3rd person singular and should conjugate with 3rd person past tense "was" rather than the 3rd person plural "were". Not positive – It has been a long time since I studied grammar.

Here's the deal. The Oscars is a show that targets anyone and everyone – all ages, genders, races, etc. Does anyone out there realistically believe that there is a host that can possibly please everyone?? Never gonna happen. Period. They got good ratings this time out. Thus, the network & Oscars people are happy, I'm sure.

I thought he was classless, inappropriate and not funny, I had enough after the boobs garbage. I changed the channel. His shows are terrible anyways unless you are 13. I am ecstatic he is not coming back.

Perhaps people like you shouldn't be watching anything more nerve-wrecking than Golden Girls, Touched By An Angel or Hanna Montana. Make sure you cover your boobs well if you're a woman or, if you're a man, go and check up on the latest issue of Hot Firemen Monthly. You know, for research...

I'm 69 and really enjoyed the show. Seth is very talented. Some of his jokes were a little risqué but OK to me. As for the "Boobs" routine, was that Seth's idea or a producer's idea? Don't rail on Seth for that one. He didn't make all the decisions as to what was in the show, including his jokes. I bet they were all vetted by the producers. So, perhaps you want a news talking head to be the host of the Oscars? Dull, dull, dull. At least Seth injected lots of personality and talent into the presentation. Really a good show for TV.

What was wrong with him? I only watched because he was the host. I've never watched in previous years. He was hilarious. It seems like it was the older generation that didn't really like him. I grew up watching Chappelle's show, Family Guy, and South Park. I guess I'm just used to this style of comedy. Awesome job. Wish he would change his mind and host again.

I think that the creative directors are more to blame than MacFarlane. In what world does the host run the whole show and make all the decisions? I found the Boobs song to be hilarious (I'm female and a mother), but some of the racial jokes revolting. But I generally find most of MacFarlane's things either hilarious or gross. I still watch his shows because I laugh more often then cringe. I wouldn't let my daughter watch him and I think that is a small part of where the Oscar producers and directors went wrong. I think there were times where the show seemed awkward and not well put together. The transitions were either too slow or not there, no inbetween. The bond lookback at the beginning was a waste of time and distasteful to a family oriented audience. I think instead of roasting the hosts, we need to start complaining about whoever puts these together. Someone (other than the host) is in control of content and materials and they should be blamed for the issues that we saw.

Really, Kelli? And just what committee of women do you think decided that "breasts" somehow wasn't descriptive enough, the same women who came up with j**s, r**k, m****s (I used asterisks in case the discussion moderator thought these terms crude, but, I guess just give it time). And do you think the Academy or ABC would have allowed a song that used the most common words for men's "parts"?

1) I'm handicapped and in a wheelchair. I never pee standing up. But thanks for playing, dinkus.

2) In that post, I did not express an opinion about his hosting. I was simply parsing what "decidedly mixed" means. If the reviews were even, it would be "mixed reviews". If the reviews were mostly positive, it would be "mostly positive". The only reason you would say "decidedly mixed" is to imply the reviews tended toward the negative. Again, that's not me reflecting on his performance.

Why is everyone heaping all of their displeasure on Seth? Do you really think there wasn't an army of producers and writers and network execs that didn't approve the vast majority of what went on? Do you honestly think he just went up there and winged it?

I assume that he had to have everything he said approved beforehand. That doesn't necessarily mean he didn't wing som of it, though. (It's live TV, after all.) But that's not the issue. I wasn't offended by most of it (although I thought the Rhianna joke was really not in good taste, considering the seriousness of the situation). I just thought it wasn't funny.

I doubt ABC cares much if it was entertaining, though. They offered him the host position because they knew people would tune in to see what he would do. They seem to have calculated correctly on that.

I do wonder if their strategy is sound, in the long-term, though. They got more people this year, but won't they get fewer next year, if people were turned off?

The Oscar ratings did NOT rise because of Seth McFarlane, that's for sure. He was a terrible host, because of some of his 'gay' comments, and the VERY un-called for BOOBS song, and about Lincoln, etc. He was awful... Why would ABC allow this kind of nonsense???
Bring back Billy Crystal or Whoopie Goldberg, and oh I sure wish Bob Hope were still alive, he had CLASS. .

People like you are the reason we had to suffer through halftime acts like Billy Joel and The Rolling Stones for the Super Bowl. If you're offended by JOKES then don't tune into a show where you know the host is going to tell offensive stuff. He was funny to anybody with a sense of humor.

Bob Hope, Billy Crystal and Whoopi are too old. I cant even recall anything Bob Hope has done in 20 years that should merit him hosting. We need younger comedic presenters to make the show entertaining. No one over 30.

Joni, Your analysis is right on. Seth was totally offensive,and the Oscars should be ashamed for asking him to host.
The ratings were good not because of his nasty, racist humor, but because people just turn on the Oscars because it is a tradition in America. The host should be funny and gracious and not downright nasty and offensive.

care to offer a suggestion other than Seth Mcfarlane as to why the ratings were up? People didn't know what he was going to do, but had a pretty good idea of his type of humor. It made me watch, first oscars in forever for me

Bro, you really are like 600 years old. An ABRAHAM LINCOLN joke OFFENDED you? Dude, I am 22 years old, it is 2013, and even the occasional, dare I say it, 9/11 joke is funny. That was the day I lost my childhood innocence for god's sake. You need to stop taking things people say seriously.

Jokes are meant to be funny, for a laugh. When me made that Lincoln joke, I smacked myself. Why? BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK OF IT FIRST. Just because you thought what he was saying was 'OUT OF LINE' and '100% OFFENSIVE WOULD NOT WATCH EVER PLEASE BAN'. His shows are not that funny anymore, but that material that be brought out at the Oscar's was 100% GOLD. Racism exists because people can't take a joke. Go on, make a stereotypical white-male joke. Hell, call me a serial killer because I play video games. Or make fun of Asians, Blacks, Mexicans, Europeans, THE DUTCH. Do it. It's FUNNY. Penn State touching boys jokes. FUNNY.

Soften up and learn to laugh. Or continue to be ignorant and boring. Your call I guess.

Seth does not have to worry about hosting the Oscars again. He is an idiot and inappropriate and made a mess of the show. He is a bigot and a racist and downright nasty. The Academy should be ashamed to have invited him to host the Oscars. He is an ego maniac and should NEVER be asked to host any decent show again. The worst Oscar shoe ever.

I did think some of his comments were offensive, but I don't think MacFarlane himself is a racist or bigot. My sense of things is he just tries to say the most outrageous thing he can get away with, whether he actually believes it or not. (e.g., I doubt he actually has any problem with Jewish people, despite his "Jews in Hollywood" joke.)

Kevin, please stop abusing the apostrophes. While reading your comment I had a vision of what it would be like talking to you face to face as you said that... you looked ridiculous Kevin, just ridiculous.